{"product_id":"9780674043015","title":"Darwin and Design","description":"The intricate forms of living things bespeak design, and thus a creator: nearly 150 years after Darwin's theory of natural selection called this argument into question, we still speak of life in terms of design--the function of the eye, the purpose of the webbed foot, the design of the fins. Why is the \"argument from design\" so tenacious, and does Darwinism--itself still evolving after all these years--necessarily undo it? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The definitive work on these contentious questions, \u003ci\u003eDarwin and Design\u003c\/i\u003e surveys the argument from design from its introduction by the Greeks, through the coming of Darwinism, down to the present day. In clear, non-technical language Michael Ruse, a well-known authority on the history and philosophy of Darwinism, offers a full and fair assessment of the status of the argument from design in light of both the advances of modern evolutionary biology and the thinking of today's philosophers--with special attention given to the supporters and critics of \"intelligent design.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The first comprehensive history and exposition of Western thought about design in the natural world, this important work suggests directions for our thinking as we move into the twenty-first century. A thoroughgoing guide to a perennially controversial issue, the book makes its own substantial contribution to the ongoing debate about the relationship between science and religion, and between evolution and its religious critics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTable of Contents: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 1. Two Thousand Years of Design\u003cbr\u003e 2. Paley and Kant Fight Back\u003cbr\u003e 3. Sowing the Seeds of Evolution\u003cbr\u003e 4. A Plurality of Problems\u003cbr\u003e 5. Charles Darwin\u003cbr\u003e 6. A Subject Too Profound\u003cbr\u003e 7. Darwinian against Darwinian\u003cbr\u003e 8. The Century of Evolutionism\u003cbr\u003e 9. Adaptation in Action\u003cbr\u003e 10. Theory and Test\u003cbr\u003e 11. Formalism Redux\u003cbr\u003e 12. From Function to Design\u003cbr\u003e 13. Design as Metaphor\u003cbr\u003e 14. Natural Theology Evolves\u003cbr\u003e 15. Turning Back the Clock \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Sources and Suggested Reading\u003cbr\u003e Illustration Credits\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Index \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReviews of this book: \u003cbr\u003eRuse examines the concept of 'design' in nature, explaining why it still remains a strong influence despite the scientific revolution, and historically, how it dominated Western thought from ancient Greece (Plato) to the advent and predominance of Christianity...A rich and compelling book.\u003cbr\u003e--J. S. Schwartz, Choice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReviews of this book: \u003cbr\u003eAnyone who is interested in the 'science wars' controversy or the history of evolutionary thought will find this book fascinating and rewarding. The prose is masterfill--relaxed, colloquial, rich in information, and suffused with flashes of malicious wit and delicious historical tidbits.\u003cbr\u003e--Matt Cartmill, Reports of the National Center for Science Education\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReviews of this book: \u003cbr\u003eTo anyone interested in the evolution of evolution, I recommend this book.\u003cbr\u003e--John Tyler Bonner, Natural History\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReviews of this book: \u003cbr\u003eThis has to be the best of Ruse's many books, and it is hard to imagine how a better one could be written on this subject. With an understanding erudition spiced with good-natured wit and occasional sly ribaldry, Ruse moves easily and assuredly among biology, philosophy, history, and theology.\u003cbr\u003e--Robert T. Pennock, Science\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReviews of this book: \u003cbr\u003eMichael Ruse's latest book, \u003ci\u003eDarwin and Design\u003c\/i\u003e, is an intellectual history of the design argument and its Darwinian solution...His story is a fascinating one, enlivened especially by his accounts of various imaginative attempts before Darwin to solve the design problem without recourse to a deity.\u003cbr\u003e--Daniel W. McShea, American Scientist\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harvard University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47105388151024,"sku":"9780674043015","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780674043015","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}